Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 629
Title On earth has dawned this day of days
Composed 1713, Weimar
Key F-Minor
Scoring

Organ

Movements Chorale
Category Orgelbuechlein
Event Easter
Author of text Nikolaus Herman, 1560
Text

On earth has dawned this day of days
Whereon let all men give God praise!
For Christ is risen from the tomb
And on his foes declared just doom. Alleluia!

Manuscript Estate Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Bodleian library, Oxford; Music library, Leipzig; Johann Sebastian Bach Institute, Goettingen; Conservatory, Brussels; Yale University, New Haven; University library, Warzawa

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